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Capitol Theatre, Manuka
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Title:
Capitol Theatre, Manuka
NFSA ID
711479
Year
1927
Canberra’s first purpose-built cinema was the Capitol Theatre, which opened in 1927 with more than 1,000 seats.
It presented a mixed program of theatrical acts and films, a formula that was popular for many years.
The Capitol was managed by Franklyn Barrett, a well-known former film producer, director and cinematographer.
The original building was demolished in 1980 and Event Cinemas, Manuka now stands on the site.
In May 2020, Manuka's Capitol Cinema announced it would not be reopening after closing during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
Notes by Stephen Groenewegen and Adam Blackshaw
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.